The Amityville Public School District was notified by the New York State Education Department that after the mandated two years of continued performance improvement, the high school has been removed from the State More...

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For years, the partnership between the Copiague School District and the Copiague Fire Department has been instrumental in helping to educate the community's children about fire safety and prevention. More...

District: Amityville 2008/09 Candidates for Trustee: Incumbents Diane Koza Egglinger, Charles Walters and Lisa Johnson are seeking three year terms. Lisa Johnson assumed the seat formerly held by Dennis James and is running for the first time. More...

Longtime Bay Shore resident and civil engineer Jerome D'Amaro died April 28, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip after a long illness. The 77-year old is the father of S.C. Leg. Louis D'Amaro. More...

Copiague schools' graduate and loving son and father Joshua Lee Edward Sims died after being shot April 18, 2008 as a passenger in a car in Amityville. He was 28. The gunman has not been apprehended. More...

Former Amityville resident and loving mother, Temple Ronaele Saxton died April 24, 2008 in Bella Vista, Arkansas. She was 61. She was born December 31, 1946 in Glendale, California to Temple S. More...

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWNS OF BABYLON, SUFFOLK COUNTY AND OYSTER BAY, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a budget hearing before the qualified voters of the Amit More...

The Amityville Teachers Association had its annual appreciation breakfast for the Amityville Fire Department Volunteers. The teachers association hosted the breakfast to thank the volunteers for what they do for the community. More...

Copiague School District residents will vote on two school board candidates in the annual budget and trustee elections scheduled for Tues., May 20th. Running for three-year seats are incumbents Brian J. Sales and Rosemary Natoli. More...

The newly appointed superintendent of the Amityville Union Free School and the Board of Education hosted a breakfast for the Ministerial Alliance of North Amityville and Vicinity (MANA) on April 5. More...

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, 1000 Montauk Hwy., West Islip, will be holding a blood drive., Wed., May 28, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Guild Conference Center. There will be a free gift for all donors. More...

Graduates of Amityvile High School's class of 1960 are in the process of gathering contact information from their classmates in preparation for their upcoming 50th reunion being planned for June 2010. More...

On May 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arts in the Park will be held, the first public event at the Nautical Park on Merrick Road across from Amityville High School. Original artwork will be on display and for sale. More...

Every year as we wind up our extensive school board coverage for the 11 school districts we cover, we walk away from the process with a deeper and more profound appreciation for the citizens who choose to give up some of their free time and run for More...

Visiting our nation's capital during the Cherry Blossom Festival is hectic. Thousands of tourists from around the world come to see Japan's gift of 3,000 cherry trees to the United States in full bloom. More...